Rigged Monopoly

Rigged Monopoly

The Rigged Monopoly is an authentic teaching resource focusing on social stratification and social mobility. It's designed for students in Grades 7 to 10 and is a perfect fit for the Social Studies curriculum, especially as a Sociology subtopic. This resource offers a unique blend of theoretical and practical learning experiences.

About the Package:

• A comprehensive slide deck discussing all the aspects of social stratification- from its introduction to interpretations through videos, charts, and analogies. The materials are created for simplicity making it easy for students from Grade 7 up to Grade 10 to understand.

• Specially designed worksheet with a game - the Rigged Monopoly where students record their observations while playing the game focused on highlighting socio-economic differences in society.

The Gameplay:

In this adapted monopoly setup, participants represent different classes (upper-middle or upper class versus lower class). Some enjoy privileges over others subtly representing real-life scenarios where certain classes face more structural difficulties than others though everyone has a shot at success.

Note:

This product compatibility; tailored specifically for Google Drive processing mediums including Google Slides and Docs hence are ideal matches if you use Google Classroom as your primary teaching platform.

The Rigged Monopoly, provides educators and homeschoolers an engaging educational method to understand society's inherent stratifications through gameplay enhancing effective retention among young learners!